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May 2014Venue: Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies
Yantrapur, Harihar (Karnataka)
Aastha Foundation for Human Learning and Growth
17th Summer Event
Great Discovery is ...
not always of finding new worlds outside
but seeing with new eyes.
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The Aastha Invitation
In today’s fast-paced world where the focus almost always is on the ‘outer’ and how we ‘should’ be, a strident call is made by the self to deliberate on the ‘inner’, and who ‘I’ really am.
Aastha Foundation invites you to take a pause... re-engage with yourself in a refreshingly vibrant learning space with co-participants from diverse walks of life and with varied experiences. This learning experience is designed to offer creative opportunities to get in touch with one’s unseen potential and oft-forgotten passion, and rekindle an inner vibrancy.
Aastha Foundation follows a unique methodology called ‘process work’ , which is based on an exploration of one’s experiences and life spaces, to better understand behavioural and identity patterns. Process work beckons participating members to ask difficult questions of oneself, re-experience one’s fears, and face them. We offer an environment of active experimentation with new action choices and possible ways ahead.
Aastha - The Institution
Aastha is a community of individuals whose mission is to
• Foster wholesomeness for individuals from all stages of life from any collective, both in their being and becoming
• Create spaces and processes for continuous self-enquiry, redefinition and recognition through self-exploration, experiential learning and perspective building
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Aastha’s Programmes
The Summer Event provides a unique community learning space as a microcosm of the world that we live in. It provides an intense yet refreshing experience. The setting creates enriching and meaningful opportunities for learning more about oneself and human processes in all the spaces that we engage with.
Great Discovery is ... not always of finding new worlds outside but seeing with new eyes.
A diverse community of participants and a faculty team from all over the country come together for this event. The work groups offer a non-threatening space to share, explore, learn and embark upon a journey to discover the potential for new action choices. Participating members would typically spend 6 hours each day in small groups, and the rest of the time in large community/ informal sessions.
The Learning Processes are:
Holistic: Constant beckoning to see the whole picture for oneself in familial and work systems
Experiential: Sharing experiences and reflections and reviewing them in the present context
Wholesome: Fostering the natural and fundamental need to be oneself by facilitating integration of thought, feeling and action
Growth Oriented: Discovering new meanings and new action choices for personal effectiveness
Stimulating: Building concepts from the group’s experiences as well as from shared perspectives on human processes
Our learning processes are holistic, experiential, wholesome, growth oriented and stimulating.
Aastha’s 17th Summer Event
The following programmes are being offered in May 2014:All the programmes are fully residential.
Internship Programme in Developmental Strategies and Facilitation - The Internship Programme12 Days – 05 May 2014 to 17 May 2014
Discovering Potential in Role and Identity 6 days – 05 May 2014 to 10 May 2014
Creativity and Dilemmas of Growth – The Youth Programme (Age 16 years and above)6 days – 05 May 2014 to 10 May 2014
My World and My Adventures – The Children’s Programme(Age 10 years and above)6 days – 05 May 2014 to 10 May 2014
• Registration and check-in for all programmes is on Sunday, 4th May, 2014 from 7:00 pm
• All six days programmes end on Saturday, 10th May, 2014 at 1:00 pm• The Internship Programme ends on Saturday, 17th May, 2014 at 1:00 pm
“A journey everyone must make sometime. It is a beautiful community of people who are all on a journey to discover themselves, each at a different stage in his/her quest.”
- A Participant
Programme Details:
Internship Programme in Developmental Strategies and FacilitationThis programme is recommended for:1. Those interested in facilitating human processes and in developmental work for
building organisational culture 2. Professionals in HR function, Training and Education3. Educators, Change Agents, Leaders
PerspectiveThe Internship programme is an experiential programme designed to enable participants to • Create an ever-widening understanding of the deeper processes of learning and
growth in individuals and society at large• Conceive and design interventions /programmes relevant to the needs of their
client groups/ work spaces• Create a deeper understanding of processes involved in designing learning
systems and interventions that are need based and sensitive
Engaging with human processes at the community, organisational, group or individual level requires much more than a theoretical understanding. The Internship programme is a journey of self-discovery with a quest to add new mean-ing and explore untapped potential through a discourse-free and non-prescriptive exploration of:• Individual perspectives and stances in development orientation• Experiences in life spaces and work spaces• Intrapersonal patterns in interpersonal relationships• The nature of one’s membership and its effects in various spaces encountered• World views carried from familial and cultural contexts
Engaging with human processes at the community, organisational, group or individual level.
Internship Duration and Structure
This programme is designed as an internship over a period of three Summer Events: each phase of 12 days consisting of intensive learning laboratories.
Inter phase work requires participating interns to write and send in periodic reviews, peruse recommended reading material, apply learning in work / life spaces and participate in centre / chapter meetings.
Phase I is an independent entry module. Entry to Phase II & III is by invitation only. Our Education & Review Committee oversees the review process. Based on the review of the committee and participation of interns in Meta labs and Chapter meetings, invitations are made to Phase II and Phase III of the Internship Programme.
FocusPhase I• Exploration of Self and Roles in various spaces• Discovery of patterns of engagement in relationships in work & life spaces• Articulating & developing perspectives of human processes and personal growth• Re-examination of long held beliefs in current life spacesPhase II• Review of application of learning from Phase I• Exploration of role taking processes• Influence of self on systems and systems on self• Designing and creating learning environmentsPhase III• Exploratory space for designing appropriate interventions for
Self/organisational and community objectives• Institutional processes & Community building• Exploring issues of membership in the interface of systems with large collectivities
Programme FeesDouble Occupancy: 50,000/- per phaseA limited number of scholarship is available for educators and self sponsored participants.Those interested may contact the programme co-ordinators for details. Single occupancy will be available on request and at an extra cost, subject to availability of rooms.
Aastha’s interns are leaders and change agents in several organisations and institutions today.
Discovering Potential in Role and IdentityThis programme is recommended for:• Entrepreneurs• Professionals in HR function, Training and Education• Professionals in the Social Sector• Organisational personnel interested in better understanding people processes• Teachers, parents, home makers and individuals interested in enhancing their
understanding of the self for growth and development
PerspectiveExperiences in our daily lives - thoughts, actions, choices, interactions - sometimes make us wonder about ourselves and about others around us. Our inner landscape of feelings, motivations, and the dreams we cherish, sometimes lie unexplored and unexpressed. These questions about the inner and outer world can leave us feeling restless. The lab is a space to explore these landscapes. To engage, encounter, express, and discover the possibility of new meanings and action choices.
We are all part of multiple systems, be they work systems, organisations, family, or communities. All these systems, large or small, create roles with diverse pulls and pressures that place a high demand on the individual to cope and deliver on role expectations. This programme invites people to explore how they can embrace and integrate various roles with their identity and aspirations, and create alignment with various systems they are members of. These explorations during the lab help develop a sense of well-being, discover new possibilities of approaching roles and membership, and unlock new action potentials.
Objective• To understand the way one takes charge of one’s growth, and to restate the
vision for self and work systems• To review work style and the nature of one’s potential, relationships and
identities• To explore new possibilities through intensive interactions and concept sessions• To explore dilemmas in work- life and self-role balance
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking one’s potential.
- Winston Churchill
Programme FeesDouble Occupancy: 39,000/- Single occupancy will be available on request and at an extra cost, subject to availability of rooms.
Creativity and Dilemmas in Growth -The Youth Programme(Age 16 years and above)
PerspectiveThe Universe of the youth is a significant threshold from childhood to adulthood with mixed flavours of challenges and excitements. On one hand there is a vast world waiting to be discovered with effort and inquiry, on the other, technology and consumerism make everything seem very easy and within reach.
There is a tremendous need to excel and succeed in a competitive world today and the need for connecting, relating, exploring and finding one’s convictions and beliefs often become secondary. This is also the world of hopes and aspirations; of finding one’s path and living out one’s dreams. All this creates pulls and counter pulls. This programme is aimed at exploring the dilemmas that the youth face and discovering means to find the convic-tion to make meaningful choices.
ObjectiveThe programme would provide a setting that would help youth:• Articulate the aspirations and challenges at this stage in life• Search for directions that would integrate their potential, aspirations,
and demands of impending adulthood• Build perspectives on relationships with peers, family, and the various
systems that they are part of
Programme Fees
Rs. 10,500/- (includes Travel cost by train, Bangalore City - Harihar - Bangalore City)
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.- Robert F. Kennedy
My World and My Adventures - The Children’s Programme (Age 10 years and above)
PerspectiveThe age group between pre-puberty and stepping into puberty brings with it a need to be a “grown-up”, learn new skills, apply new ideas, express creatively, be valued and feel good about oneself, and yet, continue to be the ‘little one’. However, the pressure of performance often pushes children towards retention of information and learnings restricted to textbooks, lim-ited exposure to anything that is “non productive”, and above all, to fall in line.This often leaves little room for a sense of wonder and spirit of enquiry.
The innate need at this age is to get in touch with the unique being that one is. This programme offers a space to foster the creative and expressive spirit and build value and pride in oneself. We also encourage participants to build perspectives on responsibility, relationships and awareness.
ObjectiveThe programme would provide a setting that would help children:• Articulate and learn to deal with their feelings and thoughts in a
wholesome way• Learn to stretch self-imposed limitations through experiential/
adventure activities• Explore newer dimensions of relatedness with adults• Learn responsibilities through co-ownership of tasks and activities
Programme Fees
Rs. 10,500/- (includes Travel cost by train, Bangalore City - Harihar - Bangalore City)
A person is a person no matter how small.- Dr. Seuss
Aastha programmes help participants• To be more effective in relationships in their personal and professional
life spaces• To unlock their creative potential and become more effective leaders• In being primary anchors in education and social change• In institution building• To experience synergy of thought, feeling and action• In managing change
Participant Organisations
Organisations
Astra Zeneca India Pvt. LimitedBharati Airtel LimitedBharat Petroleum Corporation LimitedDabur Pharma LimitedHewlett Packard India Pvt. LimitedHindustan Lever LimitedIdea Cellular LimitedITC LimitedKirloskar Pneumatic Co. Ltd.Kirloskar Oil Engines LimitedNovell Inc.Renaissance Strategic ConsultantsReliance Industries LimitedSamuday PsyconSynapse India Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.The Paper Products Ltd.Thermax
Education and Social Sector
Bhoomi NetworkBlue Mountain SchoolChild Line India FoundationCRYGurukulHMRIIMDR PuneIIM AhmedabadKIAMSPanchatantra SchoolPearl AcademyPrakriya Green Wisdom SchoolSishu GrihaThe SchoolThe Circle
“The Programme at Aastha has changed my perspective. The guidance in the labs, the facilitators and the night sessions are memories of how beautifully Aastha interspersed the soul-searching seriousness with laughter and gaiety.”
- A Participant
“A fantastic experience of how a community can completely change one’s cynical image of a self-centred world, wholly engrossed in a crazy rat race and restore faith in the innate goodness of mankind. The vision of the Institution is admirable.”
- A Participant
Programme Staff & Administration InformationProgramme DirectorsMs Farah Khan Mr Uday MazgaonkarProgramme Co-ordination CommitteeMs Anupama ThakkarMr Amar PataskarMs Chitra Mansukhani
FacultyThe faculty for Aastha’s programmes has been committed to work-ing with individuals, institutions and organisations in their search for a meaningful living and action during the last 3 decades. The Summer Event faculty would be drawn from the body of Trustees, Institutional and Professional Members of Aastha Foundation.
Administration InformationClick here for Registration / Nomination FormsPayment of fees by cheque or demand draft favouring Aastha Foundation, Bangalore may be sent to:Ms. Farah KhanAastha FoundationC/O Prakriya Green Wisdom SchoolNo. 70 Chikkanayakanahalli RoadDoddakanneli, Off Sarjapura RoadBangalore 560 035
Cancellation: In case of cancellation, fees will not be refunded, but will be carried forward for future programmes.
Travel: Participants are advised to make arrangements to and from the venue in advance. Participants are advised to bring summer clothes, walking shoes and personal medication, if any.
This programme is designed for development, NOT THERAPY. It is implicit that the participant is joining the programme voluntarily for growth and completely owns the responsibility for his/her own health.
The programme will be conducted with floor seating arrangement.
Persons with any history of mental stress, psychiatric treatment, psychotherapy are advised not to participate in these programmes.
Trustees of the Aastha Foundation Ashutosh BhupatkarManagement Academician and Writer, Pune
Minaxi MathurOrganisation Consultant, MumbaiChairperson, Executive Trustee, Aastha Foundation
Mohan RajaDirector, Synapse India Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore.
Narpathi LuthraVice President and Member, Governing Council, KIAMS
Preethi RajaDirector, Synapse India Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore.Director- Development & Review Committee, Aastha Foundation
Seetha AnanthasivanTrustee, K.N.A. Foundation for Education, Bangalore.Director- Bhoomi Network and Bhoomi College
Local Contacts Anupama Thakkar (Bangalore) 98453 16851Chitra Mansukhani (Bangalore) 98866 91602Geeta Kumar (Delhi) 98101 11704Mehroo Kotwal (Mumbai) 98338 90669Bela Sood (Pune) 73870 95211Vivek Parchure (Pune) 98500 86469M S Sambamurthy (Chennai) 98410 70450
Venue Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management StudiesYantrapur, Harihar - 577 601Karnataka
For further details contact programme co-ordinators:Anupama Thakkar 98453 16851Chitra Mansukhani 98866 91602
Email: [email protected]: www.aasthafoundation.com
Aastha is an institution that is held in the minds of its members.
